Head of Payroll & Transformation — Hybrid

Green by Nature; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Mascot location

Job summary

Green by Nature is seeking a Payroll Transformation Lead to drive the payroll roadmap across Australia and New Zealand from our Mascot-based hub. You will guide a team of six Payroll Team Leaders and Payroll Officers, focusing on governance, compliance and service delivery rather than hands-on processing.

You will partner with Finance and HR to move to a consistent payroll operating model, align HRIS needs, and ensure accurate reporting of payroll tax, leave liabilities and related metrics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of payroll experience including leading system or process change.
• UKG experience is essential.
• Experience with dispersed blue- and white-collar workforce.
• Strong payroll governance, compliance and controls.
• Practical project, stakeholder and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the payroll transformation roadmap, priorities and milestones with focus on compliance.
• Lead system, process and control changes to support the enterprise workforce management solution.
• Align payroll and HRIS requirements across design, data, integrations, testing and readiness.
• Maintain monthly and annual reporting including payroll tax, leave liabilities and WGEA.
• Strengthen controls and manage key-person dependencies while ensuring service continuity.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Governance

Stakeholder leadership

Project management

UKG

Tools

UKG

Job description

Green by Nature is seeking a Payroll Transformation Lead to drive the payroll roadmap across Australia and New Zealand from our Mascot-based hub. You will guide a team of six Payroll Team Leaders and Payroll Officers, focusing on governance, compliance and service delivery rather than hands-on processing.

You will partner with Finance and HR to move to a consistent payroll operating model, align HRIS needs, and ensure accurate reporting of payroll tax, leave liabilities and related metrics.